The Psychic Superstore

Both my boyfriend and I thought it interesting that Poseidon should turn up today, since we had planned to go to the coast. A week or so ago, my friend had pointed out a flyer to me in a shop in town, advertising a Mind, Body and Spirit festival and I had put it in my pocket. Even though we were not sure what to expect, my boyfriend asked me about it a few days ago, knowing that I'd want to go, so we left early this morning and drove to Hove, near Brighton.

It was a lovely day. I like being out on a Sunday, especially when the weather is good. It took just over an hour to get there and we talked during our car journey. I brought up our conversation from a few nights ago and we discussed ways of moving forward together. Even though he wants us to move in together, he admitted that it was the white wine which intensified his passion for moving that night. He knows I have tried hard to find work and is proud of the work I have done this year. We talked about me doing teacher training, which is something a friend brought up the other night, and said we'd look into how practical that might be.

The Festival of the Millennium was held in a large town hall. It was a couple of quid for each of us to get in and there were about four different halls, full of stalls. There were quite a few readers there, as well as healers. I always enjoy to see what sets readers are using; I noticed the Original Rider Waite, the Gilded, Thoth, and many a Doreen Virtue deck fanned out on the reader's tables. In terms of stuff to buy, there were quite a few book stalls, more crystals than you'd ever know what to do with, and yes, some decks. As I said to my boyfriend, it would be rude to go all of that way, pay the entrance fee and come away empty handed, so we took a slow wander up and down. Even though there were a selection of very reasonably priced tarots, I am a little more drawn to oracles at the moment. I like the idea of using several packs together. For some time, I have been looking at the Wild Wisdom of the Faery Oracle by Lucy Cavendish and Selina Fenech. It might be a little cutesy in some places, but generally, I saw it as being pretty workable, so that became my choice for today and I trotted out of the psychic superstore with a grin on my face.

Thinking of Poseidon, we walked down to the sea; funnily enough, passing The Neptune Bar. We took some chips down to the seafront and sat on a bench, watching the water lap at and lick the pebbles. It was nice to respond to today's card in such a physical way. The title for this one is flow. It concerns an opening up of channels and free flowing creativity or fertility. However, I kind of saw the card in a different way. This is probably because I had read the chapter about Poseidon in the book Gods in Everyman by Jean Shinoda Bolen. I saw the sea that the god rides as a bottomless vessel of emotion. In that sense, it reminded me a little of the tarot's Ace of Cups and how I read that. For me, this card is about a possible emotional response to something or an emotional situation.

Once getting home, I pulled the new faeries from their pack. I really like the decks I have already bought which are published by Blue Angel. They are all beautifully presented and the artwork is always good. I realised that the three decks (this, the Gods and Titans Oracle and the Mythic Oracle) could actually be used as one, since they are all the same size. It might be a bit cumbersome to shuffle but not impossible. There are a lot of interesting cards between the three of them and it might be interesting to see how they work as one.

Edited to Add: I checked out the requirements for teacher training. I have 10 GCSEs, A Levels in English Language, Literature and Art, a BTEC in Art & Design, and a degree in Fashion, but I don't have a high enough grade in my Maths GCSE to get on the course. It looks as though that idea is doomed before even having a chance to be born. I don't think I could go through doing that GCSE again. Maths is not my strong point.

Illustration from The Gods and Titans Oracle by Jimmy Manton